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The Australian Medical Association Limited and state AMA entities comply with the Privacy Act 1988. Please refer to the AMA Privacy Policy to understand our commitment to you and information on how we store and protect your data.

For Safe & Secure Storage, The Document Centre The Document Centre has been looking after the files of Tasmanian companies, small business and Government departments throughout Tasmania since 1994.Our geographic location places us in the prime position to offer faster retrievals for multi-...

Disposal of medical records is the responsibility of a medical practitioner or the personal representative of a deceased medical practitioner.Click here for the AMA policy which was adopted by the former Medical Council of Tasmania and is still used by AHPRA.It would be considered appropriate...

ertificates by defining the information to be included certificates and also clarifying the standard of information that should be provided.In addition the guidelines provide clarification as to the purpose of each field, how they should be completed, and it also provides examples of typical...

"Training and working abroad is rewarding professionally and personally for medical students and junior doctors ... A guide to working abroad ... provides everything that travelling students or junior doctors need to make their placement a success. It will be absolutely essential reading for any...

Last year the AMA commissioned Essential Research to do some research into public attitudes toward primary healthcare services.The aim was to reveal public attitudes relating to the Federal Government's push to decrease the role of General Practitioners and increase the role of independent health...

The AMA has released an online professionalism guide to assist doctors and medical students to maintain professional standards when using online social media. The guide- Social Media and the Medical Profession - was developed by the AMA Council of Doctors-in-Training (AMACDT), the New Zealand...

The Commonwealth Government is implementing reforms to allow nurse practitioners and midwives to provide Medicare-funded services to patients and to prescribe medications listed on the PBS. These changes are scheduled to commence on 1 November 2010. The AMA has worked very hard to ensure that these...

Here the AMA has provided a list of Dentists around the state who have advised the ADA that they are participating in the Medicare Dental Scheme. This scheme allows patients who have a chronic illness to access dental care that they may otherwise be unable to obtain.Click here for the list of...

The AMC developed the Code - Good Medical Practice: A Code of Conduct for Doctors in Australia - on behalf of all state and territory medical registration boards. The Code has been recommended to individual state and territory medical boards, ahead of the introduction of national medical...

The AMC developed the Code - Good Medical Practice: A Code of Conduct for Doctors in Australia - on behalf of all state and territory medical registration boards. The Code has been recommended to individual state and territory medical boards, ahead of the introduction of national medical...

To ensure appropriate on going care, when a patient transfers to other medical practitioners, medical practitioners should, when asked by a patient, make available either a copy of the original record or a summary. The reasonable cost for this service should be borne by the patient. While records...

The AMA has developed this Resource Book to help doctors comply with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), as amended, which affects all doctors practicing in the private sector with effect from 21 December 2001. The book aims to give doctors a sound grounding in the National Privacy Principles (NPPs), so...

The Medical Indemnity Industry Association (MIIAA) is the peak body for medical indemnity issues in Australia. Members of MIIAA represent over 70 percent of the market for professional indemnity insurance for medical practitioners.Privacy Legislation

The Australian Medical Association (AMA) is the peak health advocacy organisation in Australia. The AMA advances the professional interests of doctors and the health of the community. The AMA represents more than 28,000 doctors and is the public face of Australian medicine.The AMA - Winning for...

Taxation Ruling TR 2006Income tax: deductibility of service fees paid to associated service entities: Phillips arrangementsYour service entity arrangements - A guide to help you ensure your business is claiming only deductible service fees and charges for your service entity arrangements.

The Medical Profession and the Treatment of Work Related Injury and IllnessEndorsed by: The Australian Medical Association Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Division of General Practice August 2000.View/download from the website of Work Cover Tasmania.

Go to the website of Health and Human Services to view some useful pages:Multicultural health (including the non-medical version of the refugee health guide)Extranet - restricted sites with information for immunisation providers, environmental officers and medical practitioners (You will need a...